Are you willing to believe that love
is the strongest thing in the world – stronger than hate, stronger than evil,
stronger than death – and that the blessed life which began in Bethlehem two
thousand years ago is the image and brightness of the Eternal Love? Then you can keep Christmas. …Augusta
E. Rundel
is the strongest thing in the world – stronger than hate, stronger than evil,
stronger than death – and that the blessed life which began in Bethlehem two
thousand years ago is the image and brightness of the Eternal Love? Then you can keep Christmas. …Augusta
E. Rundel
There’s nothing quite like Christmas. Excited kids. A flurry of gift wrap flying that takes thirty minutes to undo hours of shopping and wrapping. Kids always think the packages are going to reveal more fun than they do. I remember how there is just something magical about a wrapped gift with your name on it. When you’re a kid, it can be anything. Anything at all before you tear off the wrapping paper and pull open the box. My daughter got a huge wrapped box and one of my grandsons was so excited to help her open it up. You could see his visible let-down when it held nothing more exciting than a sewing machine cover. To him, it was a total waste of gift anticipation. He was so sure the mere size of the package promised something wonderful.
But the best part of most gifts we receive is the love that is behind whatever is in the box. Somebody loved us enough to want to give us something to make us happy. No matter how successful the actual physical gift may or may not turn out to be, the feelings behind the gift can warm our hearts and make us glad. Well, maybe you have to be older than my six-year-old grandson to get that feeling. 🙂


I missed having a get-together with my side of the family. This was our first year without Mom and Christmas Eve seemed to lack an important family event – seeing Mom. But think what the celebration must be like in heaven. We can only imagine, but Mom can know.
Did have have an extended family celebration this year?